I've noticed since 2005 there's been a downward trend in the number of reported offenses, and hopefully with a renewed energy and renewed excitement about the direction the department will go, we're on a great foundation, we'll be able to reduce that number even further.

He's being ludicrous. There's absolutely no way that you can get from the number we reported yesterday to $100 million. Nowhere near it.

We've seen a consistent downward trend in responsiveness to submitted activity.

It's a steady downward trend. And it's something the big leagues are well aware of.

This number is a one-month number. I would really be hesitant to make a trend out of this. If you strip out oil, these numbers do not look so bad and, especially in the producer price area, prices are still falling and this tells me that the pipeline does not have inflation in it.

The downward trend in deficit reduction must be continued to warrant an upgrade. Something must be done to increase revenues and not in decreasing expenditures. Its underlying trends and processes that really drive our view on credit ratings versus the actual numbers per se.